Topic: She & Him

So, back in March when I first listened to the second album from She & Him, I was kind of disappointed. Not disappointed because the band, comprised of actress/singer Zoey Deschanel and composer/performer M. Ward, had let their quality slip, but because I was expecting a little more. I wanted Zoey to cut loose a little and show some growth and I wanted Ward to make a more notable evolution on the album. Volume Two was just ok for me. Redemption, however, is never far off the horizon for any band, especially one that actually enjoys performing. She & Him have been hopping around the country performing on their way to the big summer festivals, like Bonnaroo, starting June 10th. And, on a beautiful Monday evening at Millennium Park, I sat back and relaxed as Deschanel called for a sound check on her ukulele. Honestly, after days of rainstorms, it [...] Continue...

It’s been a little more than two years to the date since the release of “Volume One,” the obvious first album of the aptly named duo She & Him, consisting of movie star Zooey Deschanel and singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer extraordinaire M. Ward. As you may have guessed, “Volume Two,” their sophomore album, was just released on March 23, and this “Indie Pop”, “Indie Folk”, “Alt-Country” duo has done it again. Now if you’ve read my bio, you know that I absolutely detest country music, but for some reason I have absolutely fallen in love with every song this band has ever recorded, they can do no wrong. This is the exception to my hatred for the country music genre. Continue...